RoccondilRinon said:
An NTSC disc would only play in a player if the player was NTSC-compatible, so my information is not incorrect. It may be that PAL players tend to be NTSC-compatible as well, in which case those discs would play. What ESF said about the discs looking lousy if played on those players is wrong; they'd look no different. I explained that the 3:2 pulldown effect only affects movies. I get a similar pulldown effect when I watch PAL DVDs of US TV shows, because it's adapted from 30fps to 25.

As for your speed-corrected edition, there's probably a few here who'd be interested.

Pupil is absolutely correct - all PAL DVD players can play NTSC discs. However, your TV might be less happy - if the player is just outputting straight NTSC, older CRT screens might not be able to display that properly. Some of my earlier players had a 'quasi PAL' option to overcome this, but I think that was specific to that manufacturer (Samsung).

Anyway, PAL DVD player + fairly modern TV = NTSC compatible. On an LCD screen the difference in framerate is virtually irrelevant, so it boils down to your choice between correct speed (NTSC for film sources) and higher resolution (PAL).